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#5ABAAA Color

#5ABAAA is rgb(90, 186, 170) in RGB, hsl(170, 41%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 9%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Keppel (#3AB09E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5ABAAA
HEX#5ABAAA
RGBrgb(90, 186, 170)
HSLhsl(170, 41%, 54%)
HSVhsv(170, 52%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 9%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.094 181.2)
LABlab(69.41% -32.68 -1.01)
LCHlch(69.41% 32.69 181.77)

What #5ABAAA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5ABAAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#5ABAAA Channel Values

How #5ABAAA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 90 · G 186 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 41% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 52% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.32:1 vs white · 9.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5ABAAA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5ABAAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5ABAAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #5ABAAA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5ABAAA.

How #5ABAAA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5ABAAA
Protanopia#AEAEAA
Protanomaly#94B3AA
Deuteranopia#A2A2AC
Deuteranomaly#8BACAB
Tritanopia#5FB8B8
Tritanomaly#5DB9B3
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5ABAAA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5abaaa: #5ABAAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5ABAAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5abaaa': '#5ABAAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.729, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_5abaaa">#5ABAAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#5ABAAA"

More Teal Colors

#5ABAAA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5ABAAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5ABAAA?

#5ABAAA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(90, 186, 170) in RGB and hsl(170, 41%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Keppel (#3AB09E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.35.

What is the RGB value of #5ABAAA?

#5ABAAA is rgb(90, 186, 170) — red 90, green 186, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5ABAAA?

#5ABAAA converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 9%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5ABAAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5ABAAA scores 2.32:1 against white and 9.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5ABAAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5ABAAA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightseagreen (#20B2AA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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